Company Description

At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK's top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations.

Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose: to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.

Job Description

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Audit team in our Birmingham office. You will be responsible for planning, performing, and completing the audit process for each assignment.

Why join S&W audit Birmingham?

We're proud of our highly successful audit department. We hold ourselves to high standards and work together to produce quality, incisive audit work in a collegiate environment. We're focused on working with an expanding client base of dynamic mid-market businesses who are evolving and changing, which gives our team continual development opportunities and new experiences.

As Audit Assistant Manager, some of your responsibilities will include:

• Regular discussions with the client to confirm progress, identify solutions to any hurdles, and ensure reasonable expectations are met.
• Identify and highlight any opportunities for S&W apparent from work undertaken.
• Assist and perform training of junior staff.
• Complete assessment forms of audit team.
• Perform work in accordance with S&W audit and assignment procedures.
• Prepare draft accounts/report and completion memo (including identification of control weaknesses or areas of improvement) for review by manager.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent
• Demonstrable audit experience gained within a professional services firm.
• Strong communication skills, both internally and directly with clients.
• Demonstrable experience of supervising others and delegation of work.
• Demonstrable ability to organise self and others, such that you can work on several different assignments at one time.

Additional Information

As a colleague here at S&W, you will have access to benefits that include:

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependent)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, reflective of society and our clients. At S&W, we have active employee resource groups and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. We aim to provide a workplace where all colleagues feel respected, safe, and supported to achieve their full potential.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments.